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as in lurched
to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions
the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas
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as in jerked
to make jerky or restless movements
tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat
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as in threw
to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm
toss that football over here
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as in discarded
to get rid of as useless or unwanted
we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use
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Recent Examples of tossed
With a lightning-speed motion, Pedro tossed a cord around the foreman’s neck.
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Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Someone else got that treasure but Keeney and his family went back for Game 7 and, at the end of batting practice, Brian Harper tossed Keeney his batting glove.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Stafford finished 24 for 42 for 304 yards and tossed touchdowns to Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams and Parkinson.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
However, a city judge tossed the top charge, leaving second-degree murder charges in its place.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
One setback of leather sofas can be their visual weight—a design term tossed around to describe how large pieces can feel overwhelming or obtrusive without the right styling.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2026
When the Atlanta outcome was determined and starters were subbed out in the fourth quarter, Anthony Edwards tossed a towel and walked into the tunnel.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
Sure enough, Hurts tossed a strike down the sideline to Brown for an easy score earlier this season in a win over Minnesota.
—CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Miami Heat guard Norman Powell tossed a mundane pass to his teammate, Kel’el Ware, in the corner.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
Someone else got that treasure but Keeney and his family went back for Game 7 and, at the end of batting practice, Brian Harper tossed Keeney his batting glove.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Stafford finished 24 for 42 for 304 yards and tossed touchdowns to Puka Nacua, Kyren Williams and Parkinson.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2026
However, a city judge tossed the top charge, leaving second-degree murder charges in its place.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 11 Jan. 2026
One setback of leather sofas can be their visual weight—a design term tossed around to describe how large pieces can feel overwhelming or obtrusive without the right styling.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2026
When the Atlanta outcome was determined and starters were subbed out in the fourth quarter, Anthony Edwards tossed a towel and walked into the tunnel.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
Sure enough, Hurts tossed a strike down the sideline to Brown for an easy score earlier this season in a win over Minnesota.
—CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Miami Heat guard Norman Powell tossed a mundane pass to his teammate, Kel’el Ware, in the corner.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tossed
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The relentless Chacon lurched outside after her just as his car door opened and out popped their 6-year-old son, begging his dad to stop.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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New year optimism was certainly in short supply inside Anfield as the mood lurched from restlessness to exasperation and then anger.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Aisha jerked and opened her eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Jan. 2026
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The two stood nose-to-nose on the field when the Steelers player grabbed onto Chase’s facemask, jerked his head and appeared to punch him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
16 Nov. 2025
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Ponds read Moore’s eyes the whole way and when Moore threw the ball to the left side, Ponds jumped the route and sauntered 25 yards into the end zone.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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Indiana's Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Fernando Mendoza threw five touchdown passes, improving his case to be the top pick in the upcoming NFL Draft.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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The state also has an above average number of polluted waterways and more coal ash ponds — small, toxic water bodies near coal plants where poisonous refuse is discarded — than any other state.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
6 Jan. 2026
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By the 1970s, many of Lindsay’s policies were anchored more to his office and personality than to his party and were thus easily discarded upon executive turnover.—
Daniel Wortel-London,
Washington Post,
5 Jan. 2026
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Don’t be swayed by the self-congratulatory rhetoric.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Jan. 2026
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The protest represented the first test of whether the Iranian public could be swayed by Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi, whose fatally ill father fled Iran just before the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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Children fidgeted in the relentless August heat.—
Jacqui Gifford,
Travel + Leisure,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Reluctant to give up their makeshift homes and livelihoods, many hid or hurled abuse at the authorities.—
Saumya Roy,
The Dial,
6 Jan. 2026
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The reports indicated that derogatory and racial remarks were hurled toward Metcalf.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
28 Dec. 2025
Verb
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On June 15, the Red Sox dumped Devers and the remainder of his contract on the San Francisco Giants.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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Less than two minutes later, on a fast break, Jalen Douglas faked a shot, then dumped the ball down low to Sims, who scored on a layup.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
9 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Tossed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tossed. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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